The disaster victims kneeling on the ground felt as if they were bathed in a warm and gentle blue light.
The blue-winged bird flapped its wings lightly, each flap seemingly carrying a mysterious rhythm.
The soft blue light fell like a drizzle upon each of the disaster victims.
The stinging, burning, and weakness brought on by the previous epidemic receded like the tide.
A warm current flowed through my limbs and bones, bringing an indescribable sense of gentleness and tranquility.
"This, this is..."
Someone raised their hand with trembling hands, looking at the festering, oozing skin on the back of their hand.
The scab has formed, and there's even an itch as new flesh grows.
"My head doesn't hurt anymore!"
"The rash on my body seems to be less itchy!"
"A miracle! This is a miracle!"
Exclamations of surprise rose and fell, and everyone looked up.
Looking at the blue-feathered birds circling under the eaves of the temple, his eyes were filled with awe and gratitude.
Liang Shu smiled gently, her gaze carrying a comforting power.
She turned her head to signal, and the three Niu brothers immediately understood and brought up the medicinal soup that had been brewing in a broken earthenware pot in the corner of the dilapidated temple.
The medicinal soup was steaming hot, carrying a rich yet not pungent herbal fragrance.
It dispelled the lingering fishy smell in the air.
“Everyone,” Liang Shu’s voice rang out again, clearly reaching everyone’s ears.
"Since you worship the Mountain Goddess, from this day forward, you are one of us in this desolate mountain, and our companions!"
She paused, her gaze sweeping over each face filled with relief at surviving the ordeal.
"The Mountain Goddess is merciful and will not abandon any of her devout subjects."
"The reinforcements for the barren mountain will arrive soon. We will bring more medicinal herbs, food, and the power to protect everyone!"
"We will stay here, not only to make this mountain god temple more stable, but also to go to various parts of Yunzhou to help more people!"
"Build more temples to the mountain god, and spread the glory of the mountain goddess to every piece of land ravaged by the plague demon!"
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the previously bewildered disaster victims instantly lit up with an astonishing light!
"companion?"
"Can we also become the Mountain Goddess's subjects?"
"Fairy, we're willing! We're willing to do anything!"
The previously trembling old man now appears much more energetic.
Leaning on a makeshift wooden stick, he said excitedly, "Although I am old, I can still move! I will not hold back in building temples or moving stones!"
"And me! I used to be a stonemason, I'm good at repairing temples and building walls!" A middle-aged man patted his chest and said loudly.
The women chimed in, "We can do the laundry, cook, and take care of the wounded!"
"We ask for nothing else but to do our part for the Mountain Goddess and to ask for her protection!"
For a moment, the crowd was filled with excitement, their eyes sparkling with fervor and the hope of a new beginning.
They had been driven to the brink of despair, but the Mountain Goddess granted them a second life.
Now that we have the opportunity to repay this kindness, and the opportunity to fight for a future for ourselves, our families, and this land, no one wants to miss it!
Liang Shu looked at them and nodded with satisfaction: "Good! With everyone working together, Yunzhou will surely see the light of day again!"
With the strong support of the local disaster victims in Yunzhou, and in addition to her teleportation ability, she was able to overcome the disaster.
The arrival of reinforcements in the barren mountains will surely save more disaster victims!
Soon, a team led by Tong Yiwen, dressed in uniform blue cloth and carrying medicine boxes, appeared in Yunzhou.
These people are mainly responsible for planting medicinal herbs and preparing various medicines in the barren mountains.
Although Tong Yiwen is not a combatant, she has inherited her medical skills from the legendary doctor Tong and is also proficient in modern medicine!
In addition, all the doctors she brought were carefully trained young doctors from the barren mountains.
These young doctors may not be top-notch in their medical skills, but they are more than capable of handling common epidemics and bandaging external wounds!
Their arrival greatly relieved the pressure on Liang Shu and the others.
Within just three days, the first mountain god temple became the center.
Five dilapidated mountain god temples have quietly sprung up on the land of Yunzhou!
With the completion of each temple, a portion of the population was freed from the clutches of the epidemic and their hope for life was rekindled.
Some of the rescued people, with their families in tow, came to the simple yet clean and tidy temple, tears streaming down their faces.
They brought the few handfuls of millet they had left in their home, and a few rough wild fruits they found in the ruins...
Even a clean, textured stone is devoutly offered before a makeshift shrine.
Without incense sticks, they found straight, dry grass and nervously lit it.
On the shrine, the small wooden sculpture of the mountain god, though not ornate, faintly exudes a divine radiance amidst the kneeling worship of countless believers and the swirling incense.
"The Mountain Goddess saved my whole family's lives!" A man with pustules and scars on his face kowtowed repeatedly.
He was oblivious to the blood seeping from his forehead, and just kept repeating, choking back sobs, "I kowtow to the Mountain Goddess! My life belongs to the Mountain Goddess!"
“If it weren’t for the Mountain Goddess, my newborn baby probably wouldn’t have survived last night…” A pale and thin young woman tightly hugged the swaddled baby in her arms, whose breath was weak but who was now safe.
She spoke with tears in her eyes and a hoarse voice.
Beside her, a slightly older girl also knelt on the ground, imitating the adults, her little face full of piety.
Countless faces that were once filled with despair and numbness are now radiating vitality because of hope.
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